There have been many complaints about Cignature being sexualized recently.

C9 Entertainment has addressed the controversy following an AV actress’s “inappropriate” comments about Cignature‘s Jeewon.

On June 20, reports slammed the popular YouTube show No Bbaku Tak Jae Hoon (romanized from 노빠꾸탁재훈) and the show’s featured guest, Yuna Ogura, who is a well-known Japanese porn star.

During the show, the AV actress asked Jeewon, who is a host on the show, to debut as a porn star.

I think you’ll be really popular since your body is so nice. Please debut. I think you can really become a top (porn) actress. Seriously. I will help you.

— Yuna Ogura

Many found the comments inappropriate and directed complaints at C9 Entertainment, accusing the company of continuing to sexualize the idol.

On June 21, C9 Entertainment shared a statement on X, addressing the matter.

It’s C9 Entertainment.

I would like to inform you regarding our artist Jiwon’s appearance on No Bbaku Tak Jae Hoon as a new MC.

About the controversy that occurred in the episode featuring Tanaka & Ogura Yuna, we had a serious conversation about the contents over a long period of time with support on the day of transmission.

With the concept of the No Bbaku Tak Jae Hoon broadcast, Jeewon approached the filming with utmost dedication and without any emotional issues. During filming, both Mr. Tak Jae Hoon and Jeewon actively discussed potential issues related to the content. Additionally, they confirmed no objections to the broadcast version shared by the production team in advance, adhering faithfully to their roles on the No Bbaku Tak Jae Hoon channel.

C9 Entertainment will continue to communicate effectively with the No Bbaku Tak Jae Hoon  production team. We eagerly anticipate our artist support confidently fulfilling their responsibilities as a member of No Bbaku Tak Jae Hoon .

As Jeewon takes on this important role for a channel that so many love, we hope you’ll continue to support it.
We would like to ask you to watch Jeewon with a generous heart so that she can be loved as well.

Please pay a lot of attention to Cignature’s future activities as well.
Thank you.

— C9 Entertainment

Many have felt the company did not address the concerns of the fans fully, and expressed anger that C9 seemed to find no issue with the show.

Previously, Jeewon’s own appearance on this channel led to backlash and accusations of the hosts sexualizing her, which you can read more about below.